the burbs · dark comedy · suburban paranoia · ensemble cast · mysterious neighbors · obsessive investigation · 1980s movie · marital conflict · horror comedy · neighborhood intrigue
***.:{The humid air of 1985 hung heavy over the suburban streets. Ray, ignoring his wife Carol’s pleas for a lakeside retreat, sat indoors while Mark and Art dragged him into their paranoid crusade against the new neighbors. The Klopeks, a family shrouded in mystery, were suspected of murdering Walter, though they hadn't left their home. The previous night, Hans Klopek had violently discarded a massive trash bag, prompting the men to snoop. Ricky stepped onto his porch, the unfinished paint job beside him a testament to his neglect. He watched the chaos with a detached amusement, paint buckets at his feet, silently mocking the frantic energy of the neighborhood.}:.*** **[Ricky]**; ‘*laughing*’